Viral video misrepresented as anti army slogans by Sikhs
An old protest video from Ludhiana against a toxic biogas plant is falsely being shared by Pakistani accounts as anti-army slogans by Sikhs. India News
A video is circulating on social media claiming that Sikhs chanted slogans against the Indian Army has been debunked. Fact-checker and Founder of Alt-news, Muhammad Zubair, clarified that the video is not recent and has no connection to anti-army sentiments.
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The footage is from April 2025 and shows residents of Ludhiana protesting against a toxic biogas plant in their village. The false claim was allegedly being circulated and amplified by Pakistani accounts.
The profile @VoPublic circulated the video on X (formerly Twitter), with the caption "Sikhs turned against Indian Army in Amritsar"
After doing some lateral research, we can see that the same video was shared by @official harjinder_sidhu on Instagram on 26th April. The video is from a village Akhara near Jagaroan, Ludhiana.
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It was seen that security forces were exerting force on protestors who were protesting against a toxic biogas plant near the village. The protest had been going on for a year. In the video, it could be heard chants against "Modi Sarkar", not "Indian Army".
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